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    TCS COMP ACT SERIES USE R MA NUA L Turbo sound Ltd. Sta r Road, Part ridge Green West Sussex RH13 8RY Eng land Tel: +44 (0)1403 711447 Fax: +44 (0)1403 710155 www.tu rbosound.co m Issue 1.0 J anuary 20 06 Copyright © 2006 Turb osound Lt d.[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 2 Contents TCS COMPACT SERIES............................................................................................................. .........................1 Conten ts ....................................................................................................................[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 3 Introduction Congratul ations, yo u have j ust purchas ed a profes sional lou dspeak er product from t he TCS Compact Series so und cont racti ng loudspeak er range, designed t o give you the b est in audio qual ity and man y year s of rel iable, trouble fr ee operati on. It offers excell [...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 4 Product Range Summa ry Gener al Featur es TCS Compact series loud spea kers are de signed for use in a wi de variet y of fixed instal lation appl icati ons that r equire pr ofession al sound qua lit y, ranging fr om cafés, pubs, bars a nd restaur ants to retai l stor es, nightcl ubs, li v[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 5 Gener al Featur es for Tw o Way E nclos ures • High-gr ade speaker compone nts are m atched with an i nternal passive cr ossover to ensure a se amles s transit ion betw een the HF and L F drive rs. • The crossov er netw ork incorp orat es a two-st age therm al over load protect ion sys[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 6 Mode l Information TCS-081C The TCS-081C i s a compa ct passi ve two-way l oudspeak er desi gned for use i n a wide range of f ixed inst allati ons. It consists of an 8” r eflex- loaded l ow frequency dr iver and a 1” high fr equency com pressio n driver on a 100°H x 60° V Convergi n[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 7 TCS-101C The TCS-101C i s a compa ct passi ve two-way l oudsp eaker en closure. It consi sts of a 10” refl ex-loaded low f requency d ri ver and a 1” high fr equency compressi on driver on a rotat able 100°H x 60° V Convergi ng E lliptica l W aveguide™ in an opt imall y tuned trape[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 8 TCS-121C The TCS-121C i s a compa ct passi ve two-way l oudspeak er en closure de signed f or use in a wide vari ety of li ve sound and fixed inst allat ion applicat ions that requir e professional sound quali ty. I t consists of a 12” reflex- loaded l ow frequen cy driver and, a 1” hi[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 9 TCS-151C The TCS-151C i s a passi ve two-way l oudspea ker enclo sure desi gned for use in a wide variet y of fi xed install ation appl ications t hat r equire prof essional sou nd qual ity. It consist s of a 15” ref lex-loade d l ow frequency dr iver and a 1 ” high f requency compr es[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 10 TCS-115C The TCS-115C i s a front -loade d, high eff iciency l ow frequen cy loudspe aker desi gned to give bass an d sub-b ass reinfor cement t o the TCS Comp act ser ies two way model s. It is envisaged t o form par t of a two-way act ive syst em in conju ncti on with a Tur bosound LMS [...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 11 TCS-118C The TCS-118C i s a front -loade d, high eff iciency l ow frequen cy loudspe aker desi gned to give bass an d sub-b ass reinfor cement t o the TCS Comp act ser ies two way model s. It is envisaged t o form par t of a two-way act ive syst em in conju ncti on with a Tur bosound LMS [...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 12 TCS-215C The TCS-215C i s a front -loade d, high eff iciency l ow frequen cy loudspe aker desi gned to give bass an d sub-b ass reinfor cement t o the TCS Comp act ser ies two way model s. It is envisaged t o form par t of a two-way act ive syst em in conju ncti on with a Tur bosound LMS [...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 13 TCS-218C The TCS-218C i s a front -loade d, high eff iciency l ow frequen cy loudspe aker desi gned to give bass an d sub-b ass reinfor cement t o the TCS Comp act ser ies two way model s. It is envisaged t o form par t of a two-way act ive syst em in conju ncti on with a Tur bosound LMS [...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 14 System Considerations Choosi ng the b est locat ion When usin g any lo udsp eaker s yste m certa in roo m para meters will af fect th e res ultan t sound quali ty and cover age. F or exampl e, any bound ary li ke a wall or floor wil l lift cer tain frequenci es. I f you are pl acing spea [...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 15 Calculat ing t he soun d pressur e le vel at a know n dista nce fr om the P A Sound inten sity r educes rapi dly as the di stance f rom the sou rce i ncreases ac cording t o the inverse s quare law which, predicts th a t a doubling of distan ce will res ult in a reducti on of ¼ the or ig[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 16 Amplifier Requirements Turbosound l oudsp eaker encl osures s hould be dr iven by hi gh quality power ampli fiers designed f or tr ue professi onal use. Such ampli fier s will have balanced input s, DC and R F fault p rotec tion, a nd we ll des igne d coo ling s ystems for relia bility. T[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 17 System Configurations TCS Compact Series 2- way encl osures ar e passive l oudspe aker syst ems. Thi s means t hat they requi re only one amplif ier channel for cor rect oper ation, the frequen cy split ting between the l ow frequen cy driver and the high f requency dr iver being accomp l[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 18 System 2 – Stereo with bass uni ts and Active Crossove r In thi s case a crossov er is nee ded to sep arate t he bass and mi d / high fr equencies. The Turbosound LM S seri es is rec ommended as t he units are pr econf igured wit h presets t o match the TCS Com pact ser ies r equirement[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 19 Crossovers and Processors In order to corr ectly set up your sound syst em a select ion of audi o processi ng devic es are necessar y to divi de the fr equencies b etween t he speaker s, appl y equali sation and l imit the dynamic h eadroom. These dut ies can be per form ed by propr ietar[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 20 Turbos ound LMS serie s loudsp eaker mana gement system s The Turbosou nd LMS-D2 4 and LMS- D26 serie s are powerfu l DSP- based audio proc essin g units desi gned for use with Tur bosound louds peaker sy stems and a ssociat ed bass enclosur es. The fun ctions of multi ple conventi onal p[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 21 LMS-D24/ 6 Quick R eferen ce Set Up (LMS-D26 shown) The LMS-D2 4 and LMS-D 26 are desi gned for quick setu p and adjust ment vi a an easy- to- use menu st ructur e accessed by front panel butt ons and 3 rot ary encoder s. A high resolut ion backli t LCD displ ay provi des the user inter f[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 22 Prese t Recall • To select a Preset, press the Recall But ton s o the indica tor ab ove it illumina tes. • Turn the l eft of the three par ameter knobs ( a) unti l the r equired Preset number is shown on the di splay. NB: Factor y presets are indi cated by a box s ymbol ap pearin g af[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 23 LMS- D24/D26 A udio Conn ectio ns Audio I nput con nector s These are f ully balanc ed and a re wired pi n 1 ground, pi n 2 hot and pin 3 cold. The two inputs hav e pin 1 connect ed dir ectly t o the chassis a nd feed t he signal pr ocessi ng chains. If an unbal anced sour ce is use d, a [...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 24 Speaker Connections TCS Compact Series en closur es are provi ded wit h a recesse d connector panel ho using a single Neut rik Spea kon NL4M P connector wired in par allel with a 4-way ter minal str ip. Either can be used for the input , the other being avail able as an out put for l oopi[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 25 70/100V Lin e Distribut ed Syste ms Line tr ansformer models are s upplied wi th step-down t ransfor mers wit h voltage t aps at P, P/2, and P/ 4 watts, where P is the m aximum power r ating of the li ne transfor mer, and these are a ccess ed via the 4- way barr ier st rip onl y. 70v / 10[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 26 Cable Rec ommen datio ns Heavy duty l oudspeaker cable should alway s be used, wi th a mini mum wir e size of 12 gauge (1. 5mm²) , and pref erably 10 gauge ( 2.5mm² ) for longer r uns, keeping t he run as short as pos sible. This help s to avoid wa sting ampl ifi er power in t he resist[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 27 Flying & Lifting / Riggin g A versati le set of r igging par ts has been de signed for TCS Compact Series e nclosur es in order t o give the i nstaller a cost eff ective appr oach to f lying and mount ing, r anging fr om a single en closure up t o multi -box arrays a nd cluster s. All[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 28 Flying Si ngle E nclosur es Single enclo sures ma y be flown usi ng a variet y of diff erent methods: All TCS COMPACT ser ies cabi nets, including l ow frequenc y enclos ures, ca n be rigged i n permanent i nstall ations usi ng opti onal M10 shoul der ey ebolts (avai lable f rom Turbosoun[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 29 Flying Ac cessori es EB-10 M10 x 1 8mm should er eyebolt WB-20 wal l bracket (expl oded vi ew) Model TCS-151C TCS-121C TCS-101C TCS-081C Wall Bracket WB-5 5 WB-20 WB-20 WB-20 Ceiling Bracke t CB-55 CB-55 CB-55 CB- 55 Swivel Bracket SB-101 OmniMount™ 120 serie s 60 series 60 series 30 se[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 30 Use of Thr ead Lo cking C ompo unds When assembl ing fl ying hard ware to TCS Compa ct Seri es loudspea ker enclo sures it is advisabl e to use thr ead-loc king compou nds to ey ebolts an d other bol ts in order to avoid any possib ility of lo ose ning. The recomme nded thr ead-loc king c[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 31 Servicing Information If any of the drive uni ts in your TCS COMPACT series cabin et shoul d cease functi oning and need a repl acement re-co ne or diaphr agm, you are a dvised t o remove t he fault y unit from t he cabinet and sen d it to a profession al ser vice centr e aut horised to r[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 32 Removal of the HF co mpressi on dr iver and LF dr iver The perforated steel loudspeaker grille (1) is held in place under tension only, fitting int o slots at eith er sid e of th e ba ffle. T here are n o sc rews or o ther fixin gs h oldin g the grille in place. La y the cabin et on it s [...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 33 About EASE Data Sound system pr ojects are mor e likely t o go to plan when yo u have a reli able indi cator in advance of how the speaker system will pe rform in the venue. Turbosound engineer s are able to assi st you wi th your sy stem design u sing the i ndustr y-standar d EASE pr ogr[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 34 EASERA is used f or evalu ating and meas uring t he transm ission proper ties of both spaces and elect rical equi pment. EASE FOCUS is a f ree 2D ‘ai ming’ pr ogram th at can be used for al igning speaker stacks and p articu larly a rrays . It use s config uration files in ASCII forma[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 35 Technical Specifications Sub Bass E nclos ures Model TCS-218C TCS-215C TCS-118C TCS-115C Dimensions HxWxD 1035x602 x532mm 40.7”x 23.7”x2 0.9” 891x550x 506mm 35.1”x 21.7”x1 9.9” 652x540x 484mm 25.7”x 21.3”x1 9.1” 652x465x 423mm 25.7”x 18.3”x1 6.7” Net weight 54. 5kg[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 36 2-Way Encl osur es Model T CS-151C TCS-121C TCS-101C TCS-081C Dimensions HxWxD 652x468x 423mm 25.7”x 18.4”x1 6.7” 553x407x 352mm 21.8”x 16”x13. 9” 508x366x 319mm 20”x14.4 ”x12. 5” 415x308x 270mm 16.3”x 12.1”x1 0.6” Net Weight 25.5kg (5 6.1lb s) 19kg ( 41.8lbs) 16.5[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 37 70v/100v Lin e Transformer v ersions (Specif icati ons as standar d model s accept for t he followi ng) Model TCS-151CT TCS-121CT TCS-101CT TCS-081CT Tappings (Watts) 240, 120 and 60 120, 60 and 30 1 20, 60 and 30 60, 30 and 15 Frequency Response ±4dB 45Hz - 17kHz 60Hz - 17kHz 65Hz - 17k[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 38 Spares List Model TCS-218 C TCS-215 C TCS-118 C TCS-115 C TCS-151 C TCS-121C TCS-101 C TCS-081C LF Driver Complete LS-181 1 LS-152 3 LS-181 1 LS-1 514 LS-1 521 LS-1 219 LS -1023 LS-801 0 Re-cone Ki t RC-1811 R C-1523 R C-1811 RC -1514 RC -1521 RC -1219 RC-10 23 RC -8010 1” (25mm) HF Com[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 39 Warranty Limited Warranty This Turbos ound louds peaker pr oduct is war ranted t o the original end-user purchaser and all sub sequent owner s for a per iod of t wo (2) years f rom the ori ginal dat e of purchase. Warrant y Coverage Warrant y coverag e include s defect s in mater ials and[...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 40 Inciden tal an d con sequent ial damage s Turbosound's liability is limited to the repa ir or replacemen t, at our option, of any defecti ve product , and shal l not be l iable for any incident al and conse quent ial damage s includi ng, without limit ation, injury t o persons or pr [...]

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    user ma nual TCS Compact series tcs compa ct manu al page 41 Notes[...]